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Shirley man faces felony charges

Van Buren County Sheriff Scott Bradley stands among stolen property that has been recovered in the Shirley area. In an ongoing investigation of the sheriff’s office and the 20th Judicial Drug Task force, approximately $10,000 in stolen property from a string of at least six reported burglaries at vacation or weekend homes, was found in Eglantine. The property will be returned to the rightful owners after the investigation is complete. Investigators have multiple suspects and expect to make arrests soon.

A Shirley man has been arrested and charged with multiple felonies.

On March 26, 2013, Van Buren County deputies went to 115 Fenwood, Shirley, to serve a warrant on Fred Wessel, 39. Deputies were unable to locate Wessel at the scene, according to a news release from the sheriff’s office.

A search warrant was obtained for Wessel’s residence, and with the assistance of the Arkansas Sate Police and the 20th Judicial Drug Task Force, several items were recovered that resulted in additional felony charges, the news release stated.

Wessel was apprehended the next day in the Eglantine area. He is currently being held at the Van Buren County Detention Center on multiple felony charges including possession of drug paraphernalia, possession of drug paraphernalia to manufacture, and maintaining a drug premises, the sheriff’s office said.